Becks bonds with Filipino street kids

David Beckham took time out from his hectic schedule to visit UNICEF Filipino children's shelter, where he bonded with the kids, sharing his experiences with them and getting to know how they are rebuilding their broken lives.

London: David Beckham took time out from his hectic schedule to visit UNICEF Filipino children's shelter, where he bonded with the kids, sharing his experiences with them and getting to know how they are rebuilding their broken lives.

The football player, who is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, visited the shelter in Manila, the Philippine capital where he and his teammates from the Los Angeles Galaxy are playing a friendly against the country's national team this weekend, the Mirror reported.

All the children in the shelter have been rescued from the streets and share a common tale of either domestic abuse, crime - some fell victims to drugs or were abandoned by their parents.

"It's so important to have a dream," Beckham said.

He admitted that he was lucky to have had the support of both his parents but was disappointed to see so many of those kids lacked that support.

"so sad to see so many children that don't have that support, don't have that love."

The 36-year-old closely interacted with a group of five children.

He shared with them how he started playing when he was seven years old before eventually achieving his dream of playing for Manchester United.

One of the kids included 17-year-old Conan, who was abandoned by his parents when he was seven.

He told the former England captain that he dreamed of joining the Philippine team and later becoming a coach. Text: ANI